Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe A simple and authentic Roman pasta favourite Cacio e Pepe (Cacio is ‘cheese’ in some Italian dialects, while pepe is simply ‘pepper’), is one of the simplest pasta dishes you can whip up. It consists of spaghetti, and a ‘sauce’ that comes together using freshly cracked pepper, pecorino Romano and lightly salted...

Sri Lankan Dahl Curry Recipe Try this simple and flavoursome version of a Sri Lankan staple This Sri Lankan Dahl Curry recipe is yet another beautiful dish we sampled on the regular while travelling in Sri Lanka recently. This particular dish was a staple at the extensive breakfast spread at one of our favourite stays. It was always offered along...

Sweet Potato with Homemade Baked Beans on Parmesan Polenta A healthy mid-week meal that’s hearty and easy to prepare. If you’re feeling like a break from meat but are after something hearty and filling – this recipe for roasted sweet potato with homemade baked beans on parmesan polenta is the perfect mid-week meal. As soon as...

Homemade Baked Beans Recipe Whip up your own homemade baked beans in less than 30 minutes This is yet another simple and hearty meat free dish, and you can make it from scratch in about half an hour. It’s made with tomato passata, spring onions, garlic, a little apple cider vinegar and brown sugar...

A Beetroot Curry Recipe & Story Nigethan from Tamil Feasts talks about Tamil cooking, and shares his beetroot curry recipe. Nigethan of Tamil Feasts – Image credit: Tamil Feasts Nigethan – how long have you been cooking for? 14 years ago – in my fish boat, not at home. And in Australia for 3...

Veggie Omelette Recipe A filling meal you can whip up in no time, and it’s perfect for any time of day. This simple veggie omelette recipe is one of my go-to’s for a fast and filling meal at home. You can vary the ingredients used, but the recipe below with spring onions, tomato and fresh...

Pumpkin and Broccoli Quiche with a Veggie Crust A delicious meat free meal perfect for a mid-week dinner or as a starter at your next dinner party This pumpkin and broccoli quiche with a veggie crust is the perfect easy-to-whip-up meal for Meatless Monday, or any day of the week. I love the veggie crust,...

Locavore Restaurant Ubud Re-visiting this award-winning gem on the island of Bali. Locavore is always at the top of my list whenever someone asks me for a restaurant recommendation in Bali. I first visited the Ubud based restaurant in 2015 and I haven’t stopped talking about it since. In 2016, the restaurant was ranked number...

Red Beard Bakery Workshop For the aspiring baker. By Jen Curcio Flour, salt and water produces one of life’s simplest edible pleasures. The ingredients may be simple, and the act of eating it may be effortless, but anyone who has attempted baking bread knows there is no edible pleasure without some pain. This may sound...

Eggplant Cannelloni by Toni Curcio Serves 4-6 people This delicious dish comes straight out of my Mum’s recipe repertoire. It is a simple Italian vegetarian dish that uses eggplants instead of traditional cannelloni pasta shells filled with ricotta and spinach. She also tops them with passata sauce. We often eat Mum’s Eggplant Cannelloni as a main...

This is a wonderfully simple hot cross bun recipe adapted from the classic Australian home economics cookbook, Cookery the Australian Way. For lovers of hot cross buns without thick peel and too much fruit, this recipe is for you. I thought about adding chocolate chips instead of sultanas, but I felt it would overcomplicate the flavours....

Sweet Potato Cake – image by Manos Chatzikonstantis This is another beautiful recipe shared with us by Tessa Kiros in her Foodie Profile Q&A with us here. It features in her most recent cookbook release, Provence to Pondicherry. Have you made Tessa’s Gâteaux de Patate Douce (Sweet Potato Cake) recipe? Tell us about it in the comments. ...